Rule-holder.



RULE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED 1330.7, 1912.

1,070,997, n l Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

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M. STOUT, vOF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. S'roUT, a

citizen of the Unitedv States,v :residing at. Springeld, in the county'off Sangamon and State of Illinois, have invented "new and useful Improvements in Rule-Holders, of which.

the A'following is :a specification.

My invention relates to improvements ini devices having for their purpose the holding' of a rule securely in the pocket of a user, and which will be hereinafter designated as a rule holder.

An object of this invention is to provide a device of the above character, which may be applied to the ordinary folding' rules used by workmen, and which will prevent the rule from slipping from the workmens pocket when not in actual use.

Another object of my invention is to provide a rule holder which will allow the user to secure his rule in his belt or in a fold of his clothing, or other suitable place, when working in a position where it is impossible to place it in his pocket.

IV ith the above object in view, my invention relates to such details of construction and in the arrangement of the several parts as will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which,

Figure l is a view of the device of my invention, applied to an ordinary folding rule and shown in position in the pocket of a user, Fig. 2 is an elevation of the device, Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly in section, illustrating the movement of the clip when the rule is folded tightly together.

Referring now to the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral l designates a section of a coninion rule, to which my invention may be applied.

Numeral l designates the section of the rule which lies parallel to, and is adapted to fold against section l. Spring clip 2 is shown attached by rivets 4, adjacent the end of section l opposite hinge 9. Clip 2 is preferably made of spring brass or spring steel, and the free end thereof is turned inward Specification of Letters V52|?atei1`t.

.Patented Aug. i9, P11913.

Application ile'd December?, l1912. Serial No. 735,549.

forming Ethe tooth 5. At any desired position beneath the lfree 'portion of springvclip 2, hole 8 passes through sect-ion l of the rule. .Pin 33 -is loosely fitted fin hole 8 and l is 'provided with a Ifhead designated las 7. Pin 3 is assembled in its working position ibefore clip 2 vis :riveted 1in ,place, vhead 7 ibe- `ing :positioned between hole 8 and spring -clip 2.

6 indicates a counter-sunk hole on the outer side of section l of the rule, and is provided to allow head 7 of pin 3 to be flush with the outer side of the rule in its normal position. It will be readily seen that head 7 will effectively prevent pin 3 from slipping throughy hole 8, when moving away from clip 2, and that clip 2 will prevent such movement in the vopposite direction.

In bringing the device of my invention into operation the user will grip the free ends of sections l andl l with his nger and thumb closing section l tightly against section l. Pin 3, being longer than the thickness of the section o-f the rule through which it passes, normally protrudes on the opposite side of the rule from clip 2. I/Vhen section l is closed tightly against section l, pin 3 will be forced outward through hole 8, pressing clip 2 outward at its free end. This will allow the edge of the pocket of the user to slip between clip 2 and the rule. When the rule is released the pocket will be caught and gripped by clip 2, holding the rule in place.

From the foregoing description it will be clearly seen that the device of my invention provides a rule holder which will effectively prevent a rule from being lost from the pocket of a user, and which will also provide a means whereby'ia workman may securely fasten his rule upon his person without placing saine in his pocket.

I desire it to be understood that I may make slight changes in the construction and combination of parts of my invention without departing from the spirit of the invention inthe least, providing such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims. Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is :h

1. The combination in a device of the character described, of a folding rule, a spring clip having one end rigidly attached to said folding rule and the other end free, a pin passing through said rule, and said pin being adapted to force said spring clip outward When Said rule is folded tightly together.

2. The combination in a device of the character described, of a folding rule, a spring clip having one end rigidly attached to said folding rule and the other end free, said spring clip being attached to said rule adjacent one end of one of the Sections of the rule and having its free end extending longitudinally and centrally of said section toward the opposite end of said section, a pin passing through Said rule, and said pin be ing adapted to force said spring clip out Ward When said rule is folded tightly t0- gether.

3. The combination in a device of the character described, of a folding rule, a spring clip having one end rigidly attached to Said folding rule and the other end free, Said free end being provided with an inward turned tooth, a pin passing through said rule, and said pin being adapted to force Said spring clip outward when said rule is folded tightly together.

FRANK M. STOUT.

l/Vitnesses H. lV. SILLOWAY, SARAH SCIDVARTZ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Yllashington,V D. C. 

